Desk-pad and calendar-holder



F. 1...,KRISTOFEK.

DESK PAD AND CALENDAR HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAY 17. 1517.

1,347,225. A Patented July 20, 1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. KRISTOFEK, OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR T0 BROWN & BIGELOW,

OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

DESK-PAD AND CALENDAR-HOLDER.

Application filedMay 17, 1917. Serial No. 169,353.

designed to be used to conveniently hold a calendar in connection with a scratch or memorandum pad.

The primary object is in providing a device formed of thin sheet material which does not require felt or other padding on the under-side of the same to prevent scratching the deskor article it is placed upon, still having an attractivedesign.

It is also an object to have a pencil or pen holding groove formed in the upper portion of the device, the groove being formed by one of the supports. I

Another object is in holding the scratch pad against longitudinal or transverse motion and thereby preventing easy displacement ofthe pad. It is an object to hingethe calendar holding meansto the upper portion of the pad holder so that when it is desired, it can be folded over the upper portion of the scratch pad to give a compact device.

In the drawing forming part of this specification: g

Figure 1 is a perspective of the desk pad and calendar holder.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Fig. 3 illustrates a plan f an alternative construction.

Fig. 4 is a perspective of a detailed portion used in the alternative form as illustrated in 3. g

In. the drawing, A represents a scratch pad holder with a calendar holding means B hinged to the same by means of the hinge 1. The pad holding means A is formed of a single piece of thin sheet material 2, having a flat upper surface 3 with downwardly projecting longitudinal flanges t on either side. Theflanges 4 form a stiffening means for the upper flat surface 3 upon which the scratch pad C rests.

The scratch pad C is of ordinary construction having a series of sheets 5 bound together at the top by meansv of the staples 6 or any other suitable means and having a cardboard backing 7 along the under-side of the pad. The pad C is held rigidly to'the holder A on the surface 3 by means of engaging tongues or members 8 which are formed by bending up a portion of the sheet material 2 to extend at right angles to the surface 3 and with end portions lying parallel to the surface 3. The members 8 engage the upper corners of the pad C. A vertical stop 9 is stampedout of the surface 3 and is bent to extend at right angles to the surface 3 so as to engage or form a stop for the upper end of the pad 0. The stop 9 is centrally disposed between the sides of the holder A.

An engaging lug or tongue 10 is formed near the bottom of the holder so as to engage the backing 7 centrally to prevent the pad C from sliding longitudinally or transversely out of the engaging tongues 8, thus the engaging tongues 8, stop 9 and tongue 10 hold the pad C rigidly on the surface 3 of the holder A against easy displacement transversely or longitudinally of the holder. The sheets 5 of the pad C are perforated on the line 11 so they can be torn off when desired to expose a new sheet 5.

, The sheet 2 is extended downwardly from the surface 3 at the bottom of the holder A so as to form a transverse support 12 for the lower end of the holder with a cylindrical lower surface 13, extending across the width of the holder A. At-the upper end of the holder A, the sheet 2 is bent downward to form atransverse sup aort 14 for the upper end of the pad C. T e support 1% has an cylindrical surface 15 forms a smooth bearing surface for the upper end of the holder A. Thus when the holder is placed on a desk or other piece of furniture with a highly polished surface, the supports 12 and 14: will prevent the holder A from scratch ing the surface.

The support 14 is formed so as to hold thereby holder '13 can be turned down or folded over :the upper portion ofthe pad 0' as is illusjtI'tttGd inFig. 2, thus forming a compact device. l/Vhenthe calendar holder B is turned the upper end of the holder A above the lower end having the support 12, thus the.

a formed on the side of theholder are greater in depth at the upper end than at the lower end but are formed so as not to extend below the lower surfaces 13 and 15 of the supports 12 and-14E. "as the supports 12 and ll extend below the lower edges of Y the flanges 1, they prevent the flanges f from engaging the surface of a desk or other article on which the holder A is placed in use, preventing the scratching by the flanges 1. I

-' The calendar holder 13 is formed with side grooves 18 together withthe steps 19 which hold the monthly cards 20 of the calendar in position in the holder-I5. The 1 I tightly against the stop 9 bymeans of the baclrof the holder B extends-upwardly to form a port1on-2l above the calendar which "is of any suitable form or shape to receive suitable display matter. The back of the holder B extends downward at the bottom of the holder B to form a stop 22 projecting centrally from the hinge 1 which engages against the upper endlG of the support 14c when the holder B is in open position as is illustrated in Fig. l and in dotted outline in Fig. 2. When it is desired, the

down as illustrated in F igQ 2, it will lie practically parallel with the pad C having the calendar face adjacent the pad C. In use, when the calendar holder B is in thev position illustrated in Fig. lor dotted outline in F ig; 2, the stop 22 engages against the upper end 16 of the support 1 1 limiting the movement of the holder B on the hinge 1 so that theholder B will obtuse angle to the side 16.

The longitudinal flanges t act as trusses extend at an for the surface?) on which the pad C is held and tend to stiffen the surface so that it will be firm and rigid between the supports 7 V 12 and 1 1.

i 50 i surface forms a semi-cylindrical groove 24 The support 1 1 is so shaped that its inner for a pencil or pen holder at the top of the pad holder A. With this construction, the support 1 1 performs a double purpose with- .out the use of extra material and gives a desirable shape to the holder. 7

In the alternative construction illustrated in Figs; 3 and 4:, the engaging tongues -8 are formed ona separate member 25 and the holder A is cut away on either side at 26 so as to receive, the member 25. The ears 8 on the member 25 are bent into shape after the member 25 has beenplaced in position on the cut-out portions 26 of the holder A. The forward ends of the flanges 4 and the side of the support 14: form a recess so as to allowthe member. 25 to lie when the pad C is inserted'under the ears 8. .lVhen: the pad 0 is removed, the member 25' will be held against disengagement from the holder A by means of theenga'ging ends of the tongues 8 but held loosely or freelythereo'n; In use of the member 25 for holding the upper sides of the pad C, it is necessary-to press the member 25 upward against the undersurface' of the holder A so as to raise the ears from the surface 3 sufficiently to allow the upper corners of the pad C to enter-therein- It is preferred to have the ears oriholding members S snugly engage the upper cornersof the pad C.

adjacent the unders'urfaee of the holder A V In useofthe holder'A,the pad C is held back engaging tonguel'o and the engaging members 8 prevent the upper portion ofthe V pad from moving transversely on the holder 7 A. The tongue 10 prevents the lower end of the pad C from moving transversely, thus the pad 1s held in a convenient manner against longitudinal or transverse movement and when all of the sheets 5 of thepad C have been used, the backing 7 secured to the stub 28 can be easilyremoved by disengaging the lower end of the backing 7 from "thetongue .whereuponthe upper end of the pad C will slip out of engagement with the members 8 and the stop 9. Y

The calendar holder'B is formed with a spring 30 to prevent'the calendar cards 20 from sliding'out'of'the grooves 18 by accident. The spring 30 is formed by cutting dar holder 13. Theslots 31 extending parallel and adjacent the grooves 18. The engaging means 30 is bent or curved upward from the surfaceof the back 29' and engages wish to confine myself to the particular construction illustrated, but my invention can be carried out by different means and applied to uses other than those above set forth within the scope of the following claims 1. In a device of the class described, in-

' eluding a holding means integrally formed from a'single piece of thin sheet material adapted to hold a scratch pad against transverse or longitudinal movement, supporting means'integrally formedon the bottom of said holding 'means having smooth cylindrical bearing surfaces andaealendarholder pivoted to said holding means.

7 parallel slots 31 in the'back 29 of the calen- 2. A desk pad and calendar holder, comprising a scratch pad holding means formed from a single piece of material, transverse cylindrical supports at the upper and lower end of said holder, a pencil holding groove formed in said upper support and a calen-' dar-holding means pivoted to vsaid upper support.

3. A device of the class described, c0mprising a body plate, transverse upper and lower supports formed integral with said body plate, a semi-cylindrical groove formed in said upper support, engaging tongues formed on said body plate for holding the upper corners of said pad, a stop adapted to engage the upper edgeof said pad centrally and an engaging tongue formed in the bottom of said holding means for engaging the backing of said pad centrally, whereby said pad is held against transverse and longitudinal movement.

4. A device ofthe class described, comprising a body portion formed of thin sheet material, supporting means extending transversely of either end of said body portion,

said supporting means having a smooth engaging surface, means formed on said body portion and extending downward therefrom for stiffening said body portion longitudinally, means formed integral with said body portion for holding a scratch pad against longitudinal or transverse movement, and

calendar holding means pivotally secured to said device.

5. A desk pad holding means, comprising a flat body portion formed of thin sheet material, supporting means formed integral with and extending transversely to each end of said body portion, one of said supports being higher than the other of said supports, stiffening flanges formed integral with and extending longitudinally of said body portion between said supports, said stiffening flanges being wider on one end than at the other, means for holding a scratch pad on the upper face of said body portion, means for holding a pencil at one end of said body portion, and a calendar holder pivotally secured to one of said supports,

FRANK J. KRISTOFEK. 

